1850: Carta a mano 10 c. black type Ib showing retouched CENTES (Ferchenbauer type 15), a fine and fresh example with large even margins all round, cancelled by part strike of two-line "S. PIETRO INCARIANO 23 O..." datestamp. A most appealing stamp with the cancellation leaving the rare variety well visible, cert. Ferchenbauer (2022) Sassone 2h = 4'250 / Ferchenbauer = € 1'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1850: Carta a mano 15 c. 'rosso vermiglio intenso' type IIa, plate 2 in a horizontal pair, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins (fold in the margin between the stamps), cancelled by framed "MILANO 19 - 3" datestamp. An appealing pair, opinion E. Diena (1977); cert. Ferchenbauer (2022) Ferchenbauer = € 4'250+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1501
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1854: Ricevuto di Ritorno from Bassano to Venezia, bearing on reverse Carta a macchina 15 c. red type III, a fine example with fresh colour and good to large margins all round, tied by clear framed BASSANO handstamp with handwritten date "25 9bre" (1854) (Sassone R4 = € 90'000 / Müller 25ca = 500 points), front with additional strike of framed BASSANO and VENEZIA in red. An appealing item of utmost rarity. Signed E. Diena & Colla; certs. Ferchenbauer (2003), Bottacchi (2003).rnrnProvenienz: Collection Dr. Anton & Elisabeth Jerger, Corinphila sale 138 (Nov 2003), lot 1430. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1850/54: Most interesting specialised collection, collected with interest in shades, types, plates, papers and cancellations, with study of offsets, usages of Austrian stamps in Lombardo-Veneto and vice versa, printing flaws, forgeries marked as such, contemporary forgery from Milano 15 c. type 2, stamps with spacers, ribbed paper, marginal examples, paper folds, multiples such as a strip of four and strips of three of 15 c. red (6), also unused examples of 15 c., 30 c. and 45 c., wide setting of 45 centesimi, few pieces incl. a three-colour franking, covers and on receipts. An impressive work, from the collection of Keith Tranmer. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image)

1850/64: Interesting Collection with cancellation interest, hundreds of used adhesives, pieces and covers primarily from the 1850/54 issue, incl. 1854 entire bearing strip of three 5 c. orange tied in Cremona, 1850 cover bearing 10 c. black tied in Brescia, 1850 cover with patriotic franking 5 c. & 10 c. tied in Mirano, 1851 cover bearing 30 c. brown tied by mute Milano handstamp, selection eight stamps / pieces with mute marks from Verona, Venezia and Milano, encircled 'V.' from Venezia on two stamps and cover, 1854 Milano cover with mixed type pair franking IIB-IIIa, 1853 late plate I usage on Milano cover, 1864 Venice to Campobasso three-colour franking, further on a large selection with clear cancellations such as prephilatelic Milano datestamp, oval "PIEVE DI SOLIGO" datestamp, ex collection Keith Tranmer. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:1510
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1800/1862: Lombardo-Venetia and Italy accumulation of approximately 220 prephilatelic and stampless letters including many with very clear cachets including "CODROIPO", "CIVIDALE", "SPILIMBERGO", "MONTAGNANA", "TOLMEZZO" and many others, some with interesting rate marks and distribution cachets. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6263
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1854 (July 24): Entire letter from Bassano to Verona, bearing Carta a mano 5 c. 'giallo limone verdastro' and 10 c. 'grigio nero', both in type I from the 'prima tiratura', two fine and fresh examples with good to large margins, tied by crisp BASSANO two-line datestamp (Sassone VI = 2 punti). Reverse struck by indistinct VERONA arrival cds. Horizontal file fold well away from the adhesives, a fresh cover with this patriotic franking paying the 15 c. rate in the first rayon. Signed A. Diena; cert. Colla (2000) Sassone = € 34'700 / Ferchenbauer = € 12'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Radetzky-Soldi, Harmers, London (March 2001), lot 36. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1850: Carta a mano 10 c. in the rare shade silver-grey 'grigio argenteo' from the first print run, a superb single adhesive with fresh colour and good to large margins all round, cancelled by partial strike of "(Verol)anova / .. GIU." two line datestamp. Attractive and rare, signed A. Diena & Sorani; cert. E. Diena (1977) Sassone = € 2'400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6269
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First day usage 1850: Carta a mano 30 c. brown type I from the first print run 'prima tiratura', a fresh and fine adhesive with good to large margins all round, tied by clear "VENEZIA 1 GIUo" datestamp in bluish black to entire letter to Udine, internally dated "Venezia 1/6 1850", reverse with UDINE arrival datestamp (June 3). An exceptional usage on the first day of issue, a pristine entire for an advanced collection. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Sassone = € 100'000 / Ferchenbauer = € 65'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)